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How I found poetry?
In my elementary days, my teachers from Grade 1 to VI always gives me a tasked of reciting a poem in almost all of the occasions in school. I just don’t know why my teachers punishing me that much.
At my tender age, I called it punishment because I am really afraid of standing and reciting a poem in front of so many people and I always felt nervous. Yet, I am obliged to do what my teachers have told me. I spent days and nights memorizing the content of the poem assigned to me and practicing on how to deliver it properly.
In high school I felt relieved from reciting a poem in front of many people that I considered an arduous task. It was almost four years that I set my life apart from poetry world.
It was December 1991, while I am writing a love letter and searching for lovely phrases in the book of world literature that I accidentally stumbled and nailed in one of the poem of Edgar Allan Poe entitled To Helene. It was still very clear in my mind the phrase (Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face) I borrowed which I incorporated into my love letter. The message of the poem penetrates deep into my heart and mind, and it was then that my love for poetry resurfaces. It was also the moment where I began writing a poem which I considered the first step and the beginning of my journey into the world poetry.
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WHY I TITLED MY BOOK WHISPER OF LIFE?
For almost two decades of writing poetry as a means of expressing my thoughts. I am unaware that I have written hundreds of poems and I have never imagined that I am this far in this unique type of writings. As years had passed I feel that I can’t make my life meaningful without poetry. I searched for poetry group to gain readers and listeners, and most of all a friend that I can cling on. I meet different types of people in this virtual world where passion is the same as mine. While interacting with this group of people an idea comes to mind of compiling these poems and have it available to reading public. I have spent number of days in thinking and finding title that will best describes my work. While reading and re-reading, revising and revising an idea comes from ether enter into my brain telling me that I have to name this first batch of compilation as WHISPER OF LIFE. In one instance of my life while I am alone in my home and the surrounding where in silence I can clearly hear the soft voices of the poems I have written and I finally called these voices as Whisper of Life.
POETRY AS A WAY OF SELF EXPRESSION
Most of the times when my heart is occupied with boredom, anger, love and dislikes to a certain things or events I turn my self into writings of poem. Writing poetry serve as the river of my thoughts and emotions where I can freely says and express of what I have in mind. I feel relieve from pain every time I write a poem. This is also my other means of releasing the tension that linger in my heart, body and mind. Poetry is my keen listener and observer to almost all of my undertakings in life. Poetry uplifts me from the everyday hassles of life. Poetry is my honest and true companion in dealings with life challenges and adversaries.
Poetry – The Benefit Of Writing a Poem From The Heart
Writing a single poem is sometime very laborious or trouble-free depending on how the poet uses his wide and brilliant imagination. Oftentimes our minds are filled with great images but we are having a hard time converting it into a wonderful poem. Translating the image conceived by our inquisitive minds into a captivating verse requires deep focus for us to perfectly draw the overall appearance of the picture.
But there are instances that even if we see a vivid image in our mind we are still hindered by some unavoidable disturbances that we can’t even put a single line of poetic verse in describing what our brain has flawlessly visualized. This experience happens to every one of us; even those great poets suffer the same dilemma. But through constant employment of putting the image formed in our minds into verse we will surely hurdle this obstacle.
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Write a poem from the heart
Writing a poem can be very hard or easy depending on the person’s perspective. Sometime our minds are filled with great picture that we developed into a wonderful or bad poem. Translating the quality of the image conceived in our mind into words requires deep focus. But there are still instances that even we see a clear picture in our mind we are still hindered by some unavoidable disturbances that we can’t even put a single line to describe what we conceived in our mind. These occurrences happened in every one of us because even those great poets suffer the same experience but through constant employment of putting the picture received by our minds into words we will surely unleashed its mystery.
To write poem to its best we have to write it from the heart. Poem written from the heart has the mixture of love, sincerity, and empathy. Transforming into poem the perceived object or stimulus you love or hate you must write it from the deepest part of your heart. Whether you are crafting a bad poem or poem that will remain in the pages of literature always speaks the truth and do not alter what your heart says.
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Whispers
There are some instances in a quiet moment of our life that we are in harmony with nature. Sometime we heard an extraordinary sounds created by the dancing grasses which I referred to as music of the soul accompanied by the gentle clapping of the leaves . Every filaments and unique vibration created by our brain while we are with nature stays mutually in our being. In one corner of our dwelling, we unreservedly noticed that our spirits freely soar into the limitless sky, free from anxiety and disturbances. While we are accorded with nature’s beauty new episode of whatever form brings into existence, merriment and grandeur fever our heart and mind, and I called this fragments “Whispers”.
Why Poetry?
Poetry is the anatomy of our soul and our link to unseen world. It is where beauty lies. Poetry is the source of our strength and happiness, the expression of our inner self, and the outlet of our emotions. Life without poetry is just like a dead stone but life surrounded with poetry is sweet, invigorating and full life.
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Why read “Whisper of Life”?
Why should I permit myself reading the book: Whisper of Life? Why giving a little of my precious time in knowing the contents of the book?
These are just a few things and questions that linger in your mind as you stumble in this blog. The fact that you continue reading this blog is no coincidence, it is destiny that you were brought here for some purpose which is unknown to you and me but known to the Creator in heaven above. You are here because of some reason that needs to be fulfilled and you are here because you have a mission of spreading the message of this book to the world. You are here because this is the only bridge that will connect me to you. Allow yourself a chance to acquaint into the book’s content.
My ability to write poetry in language which is not mine is really an arduous task but I made it happened for the love of poetry and allow poetry lovers and readers of the world to see and read its content. Tell me what is in your mind and let’s join our hands together in broadcasting my words and your words. WHISPER OF LIFE says: TOUCH ME NOT OR READ ME NOT.
Poetry is born
In the most quite moment of our life we perceive some picture in our mind. In the course of focusing it deep into our brain that picture become slightly visible, but we explore deeper and crave to see it more clearly. In this instance, we use words that can speak well and truly represents of what the picture have to say. Poetry is born.
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Poetry to my point of view
Poetry to me is like a fresh and crystal clear water, wherein you can see your face mirrored and feel its subtle touch upon your skin. Poetry is a reflection of your dream and the evidence of reality. The expression of our soul and the voice of our mind and heart. Poetry is “You”.
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